Modders Bypass RTX 5090's Melting Connector Issue by Soldering Wires Directly to the PCB
Brazilian modders TecLab stripped a Galax RTX 5090D HOF OC Lab XOC, removed its 16-pin connectors, and soldered wires directly onto the PCB. Drawing about 50A on the 12V rail (~600W), the bare GPU ran benchmarks under a liquid chiller. The group says the mod is a critique of NVIDIA's connector melting problems.
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